Title :
A new agent characterization model and grouping method for multi-agent system
Author :
Ko, Hyun ; Han, Seungwok ; Kim, Ungmo ; Yong Youn, Hee
Author_Institution :
School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
Abstract :
In ubiquitous environment a number of agents dynamically collaborate with each other. Therefore, it is very important to effectively model their characteristics and group them accordingly. In this paper we introduce a new agent modeling and grouping method based on the supplier/demander model. The degree of matching between the agents is modeled by UoP (Utility of Predicate), UoA (Utility of Agent), and UoC (Utility of Community). An experiment reveals that the proposed scheme drastically decreases useless data stream and inter-broker communications compared to random grouping.
Keywords :
Character recognition; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Intelligent agent; Middleware; Multiagent systems; Research and development; Software agents; Throughput; Ubiquitous computing;
Conference_Titel :
Information Reuse and Integration, 2008. IRI 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2659-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2660-7
DOI :
10.1109/IRI.2008.4583010
